So, with Pay Pal, are you paying double fees, that is the ebay auction fee ,
then a separate pay pal fee?
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:57 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: US-only Auctions, was Tamron 35-105/2.8 $185
> At 07:38 AM 03/04/2005, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>>I cannot understand how PayPal can be so attractive to sellers, unless
>>the charges are lower in the USA than in the UK.
>
> They are lower (see PayPal's "Merchant Fees" section for details), but not
> outrageously so. The bottom end is pretty much identical for U.S. and
> Euro-area merchants, while the top end is about 0.5% (of the transaction
> price) more expensive for the Euro-area. Seems within the range of
> reasonable, IMNSHO.
>
> I think the real attraction is that all fees are transaction-based (no
> setup or monthly charges), and it's fairly simple to sign up as a
> merchant. Try getting a merchant account with Visa, Mastercard or
> Amex. Yikes. Compared to those guys, PayPal's positively benevolent if
> you're a small merchant.
>
>> I would use the
>>British Nochex but for the fact that there is no published complaints
>>sytem and my experience with signing on with PayPal (under duress
>>because some chap in Florida did not recognise the currency in an
>>auction I set in 2001!) has put me off giving me details to any
>>internet finance house without a proper set of rules for the protection
>>of the consumer.
>
> PayPal's rules are any different from any of the other major online
> financial intermediaries? In what way(s)? (Not that I'm defending
> Paypal...)
>
>
> Garth
>
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